NRF appoints Australian partner as global co-head of financial restructuring and insolvency
BigLaw firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed Sydney-based partner Scott Atkins as its global co-head of financial restructuring and insolvency.
BIG LAW • Mon, 10 Oct 2022
PAG to acquire Patties Foods and Vesco Foods
APAC-based independent alternative investment firm PAG is being advised by Gilbert + Tobin on its proposed acquisition of the Four’N Twenty pies maker, Patties Foods ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 10 Oct 2022
SLF Lawyers opens 5th office nationally
National law firm SLF Lawyers has expanded into the Gold Coast, marking its fifth office across the country.
SME LAW • Sun, 09 Oct 2022
The making of a successful post-pandemic partner
On this instalment of Legal Fireside, Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers partner Karena Nicholls — who won Mentor of the Year at the 2022 Partner of the Year Awards, and ...
SME LAW • Sun, 09 Oct 2022
Reconciling one’s creativity in the legal profession
Balancing the need to be creative with keeping it concise and “no-nonsense” in legal practice can be a hard lesson to learn, writes Leanne Cousinery.
SME LAW • Sun, 09 Oct 2022
Optus breach, a ‘pivotal moment’ for data protection laws
Australia’s largest-ever data breach — which could end up costing telco giant Optus hundreds of millions of dollars — makes it all but certain that sweeping reforms are ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Oct 2022
Unpacking the stage 2 defamation reforms
On this instalment of Legal Fireside, Thomson Geer partner Marlia Saunders explains what the current stage 2 reforms are to defamation law in Australia, why such reform ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Oct 2022
Getting to the ‘heart’ of Australia’s moral rights in employment law
Human resources professionals must review their contracts and ensure a moral rights clause, in contracts with employees and contractors, is included, writes Robert Lamb
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Oct 2022
4 barristers appointed to panel to investigate Hawthorn FC racism allegations
An independent panel of four barristers, led by a Victorian silk, is set to examine recently published allegations of racism referred to the AFL by the Hawthorn Football ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Oct 2022
